Brent Payton has a reputation for wanting to have fun, all the time. It’s well-earned after years of ribbing his brothers and flirting with every girl he meets, but he’s more than just a good time, even though nobody takes the time to see it. When a new girl walks into his family’s garage with big thoughtful eyes and legs for days, this mechanic wants something serious for the first time.

Ivy Dawn is done with men, all of them. She and her sister uprooted their lives for them too many times and she’s not willing to do it again. Avoiding the opposite sex at all costs seems easy enough, until the sexy mechanic with the dirty mouth bursts into her life.

Brent can’t resist the one woman who sees past his devil-may-care facade and Ivy finds it harder and harder to deny how happy he makes her. But Ivy has secrets she hasn’t shared and when the truth comes out, she must decide if she’s willing to take one more chance on love or let him go forever.

This was the first time i have read anything by this author and for not knowing what to expect I thought it was great! I loved Brent and left right away that he was more than the goofball brother he portrayed. Ivy was very much the no mans guy she portrayed but more for the sake of her sister and when the two meet you instantly see the sparks. I loved that Brent longs to be something more, like a firefighter; but feels he cant because of his reputation and STILL winds up being the hero when it counted. I loved the interaction with Violet and Brent the best, it was very heartwarming and the chemistry between Brent and Ivy was just the right amount of dirty and sweet. I felt a little lost having not read the first book but it was only a little as much was explained to not be totally lost.

I want to go back and read the first in the series and look forward to the next!

Megan Erickson grew up in a family that averages 5’5” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.
She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.